These organizational consulting engagements indicate a wide range of expertise.

R&D team suffered from low collaboration across technical functions  feedback was not trusted

Show leaders and teams how to utilize feedback and coaching to create a high-performing coaching culture

Through effective role-modeling and commitment by leaders, teams have enjoyed an immediate boost in trust and camaraderie, facilitating all project work being accomplished more easily and effectively. Click Here for full story (PDF).

Merger of new business into corporate strategy and parent culture

Teambuilding and alignment process led by new leader

Clear sense of being on ONE team  aligned with strategic direction  fueled business growth in late 1990's

Shell Oil

Mid-level managers needed to enhance coaching skills

Designed series of multi-day workshops to develop managers into effective coaches

Participants integrated coaching into daily interactions with people  enhanced their ability to lead their respective teams

Divisional Teams not working as a team  un-aligned on goals and objectives

Team assessment led to multi-day workshop acquiring team skills described in The 7 Cs of High-Performance Teams

Significantly more energy focused on current goals  communications are better  much more effective coaching of Peers and teams led by senior Divisional team

Offsite retreat to learn how to effectively coach teams and one another

Dramatically enhanced leaders ability to coach  leaders took coaching process to entire organization and created a safe harbor where OK to respectively address anything  created a true coaching culture

Leadership team needed alignment and related leadership skills

Designed and delivered series of workshops across organization  including ropes events stressing collaboration and coaching  created compelling vision and guiding values for entire company

Dramatically enhanced teamwork and leadership across team  all new employees oriented to organizations values and coaching process  ultimately was sold to major CA financial services organization

Call Center Managers desired leadership development program for post-merger footprint

Designed and led multi-day learning process focused on leadership skills in Call Center environment  focused on coaching the sales process

Better equipped managers to lead and coach the sales force to enhance selling and service performance across the US

Desired to enhance mid-level coaching skills at Cook Nuclear Plant

Designed and conducted 2 day coaching skills process to dramatically enhance coaching skills  included follow-up sessions and follow-through activities

Significant improvement in managers communication and coaching skills  now internal facilitators continue these developmental workshops with new managers

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